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Dynasty |
Succession of hereditary rulers. ( Rulers from the same family.) China, Egypt, similar to monarchy. |
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City~State |
Independent city that operates like an independent country. City that acks like a country. |
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Polytheism |
The belief in more than one deities. Norse, Greek/Roman, Egyptian mythology just to name a few. |
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Empire |
Political unit in which a number of people/ countries are controlled by a single ruler. Roman Empire "Great Grandpa Rome" |
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Monarchy |
From of government in which one person has the hereditary right to rule as head of state. England and Norway to name a two countries. |
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Republic |
A political system with elected representatives. Elections |
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Senate |
A law making governing body. Laws America..... |
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Dictator |
A single ruler who has complete Authority. Russia or Cuba.. |
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Theocracy |
Government where the ruler is either reviewed as a divine figure or is controlled by religius leaders. No seperation of church ad state. Vadican |
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Reincarnation |
An individual soul/ spirit is born again and again. The Doctor Regenerates. |
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Mondate of Heaven |
Political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from divine source. Alexander the Great. Believed that he was the son of Zeus. |
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Feudalism |
Political, military, and social system in the middle ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or free and on the resulting relations lord and vassal, knight/samurai. The pecking order. |
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Bureaucracy |
Civil agencies that run the government. |
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Monnotheism |
Belief in a single God. Christianity |
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Covenant |
An agreement - can be referred back to biblical times of God and the Israelites or today as a legally binding agreement. Contracts |
